What about Leyton Orient now there is a club with little or no prospects along with Southend (my dads team) do they have a ground at the moment? Always liked Southampton especially one of the best Footballers in the world Matthew Le Tissier what a talent and he never reached his full potential.

All Saints could do was field a very wakened side to let Gillingham stay up.

And the moral is.....................................So glad the M27 keeps us apart.

Bob

Couldn't have been very wakened then. But, joking aside, I do feel sorry for Portsmouth. I'm old enough to have seen Jimmy Dickenson and others play at St.James Park ...and recall preferring them to The Arsenal. But, when money rules, sport goes out of the window. Sorry and all that. BY.

I see you have altered your signature to "Finalists 2010". Yeah right, should read "Losers 2010"

At least they got to the final, Richard, more than 18 other clubs did

Chelsea have proved that you can buy success. Abramovich just kept spending, both on players and managers, until he assembled an almost unbeatable team. I may be old fashioned (or simply old) but that sort of approach does nothing for me but, I suppose that's the way the game has "progressed".

Peter.

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barryfoote

Quite right Peter. Just look at how many so called English clubs are no longer English. Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. They are Russian, American, Saudi Arabian etc etc. They just happen to play the game in England!!!!

pugwash

Dont worry about the Premier League DickyD you are now joining the best division in the land.The football is good and the results arent guaranteed. My team just lost in the play-offs (Leicester City)and even though you always want your team to win I didnt really want them to go into the Premier L.Pompey should well if they can keep some of their better players and with the parachute payoff theycan buy players who will do well.See you at the Walkers stadium on the few occasions I can get back home to watch a match.But thank god I've got leicester Tigers to follow as well when the football gets me down.